Lie#5: Black women earn more than Black men
A
couple of years back, a Black woman, who called herself 'Monique',
came to my Blog and told me how she liked my speaking disparagingly
on inter-ethnic dating and marriage. She also let me know that she
was a blogger and a budding Black Nationalist herself. Additionally,
she told me of her plans to create a new blog that espoused Black
Nationalist/Pan-Afrikanist sentiments, and she asked if I could give
her some pointers. So I was like, cool—she's a real down sista.
Two
months into her writing this Black Nationalist blog, I saw how she
would excoriate Black men who dated non-Black women, but how she'd
give a pass to Black women who did the same. Then, I found out
she herself dated white and non-Black men exclusively. Her claim was,
that she tried to date Black men, but it was too hard—and this was at a
time when she'd told me she wanted to be seen as more than a sex
toy to white and non-Black men.
Finally,
when I told this woman my aim was to help heal the rift between Black
men and women, so I could possibly save a Black family or two, she
responded by saying, the rift between Black men and women is
irreparable, and the campaign to save the Black family is dead.
Needless
to say, I was shocked.
Immediately
after, I told her that her anglophilic mind-state was detrimental to
my Blog's mission, and that she shouldn't comment here anymore. And
for those of you who think that was harsh, I'll say that had I agreed
with this woman's message, I would've had to stop writing this Blog. Moreover,
I wondered what this woman expected me to say regarding her
statement, knowing what kind of Blog I write. Understand, anyone can
have their opinions, that's your prerogative, but I wondered why she
would voice those sentiments here.
Also,
a couple of months back, this woman commented on my Blog using a
pseudonym that she'd gone under during our first correspondences. She
wanted me to write something on the movie, 'Get Out'—and basically,
she wanted me to talk about how the movie is a warning to Black men
to stay away from white women. Needless to say, I erased her comment.
Now,
about a week ago, I was looking at a particular YouTube video of a
Black man who's somewhat of a Black Nationalist—although he
wouldn't necessarily commit to that title. But, he let's it be known,
that he's a brotha who's down for sistas. And the overwhelming
majority of Black men who frequent his channel, share that sentiment.
But
beneath this particular video, which talked about the unnecessary
drowning death of a young brotha, a Black woman made a comment
saying, 'I don't mean to be divisive, but Black men need to save
themselves...' And then, she expounded on that point by saying that
Black men are ineffectual leaders of our communities. Now, not only
didn't she show any empathy for the young brotha losing his life, but
she basically took a cheap shot at Black men on a forum where she
figured we wouldn't take her to task on her statements.
Fortunately,
brothas shot down this closeted coon—but what didn't sit right with
me was the fact that she chose to make those comments on a channel
where Black men clearly had the backs of Black women. I mean, if she
felt that way about us, she could have made those statements on
Christelyn Karazin's channel. She would've had a chorus of Black
women who would've agreed with her.
Now,
what both these Black women stated amidst their divisive diatribes
is, how Black men needed to step up and take the leadership position
of our communities, cause according to them, Black women are doing
better, especially financially, than Black men.
So,
being a curious type of fellow, I went about doing the research on
the financial status of Black men and women—and here's what I
found...
According
to the 'Pew Research Center', in an article titled, 'Racial, gender
wage gaps persist in U.S. despite some progress', dated July 1st,
2016, here's the financial data on the comparable earnings of Black
men and women.
This
organization's findings on the median hourly earnings of Black men
and women nationally, show that Black women earn $13 dollars an hour,
while Black men earn $15 dollars an hour. Additionally, median hourly
earnings of Black employees ages 25 and older with a bachelors degree
or higher, state that Black women earn $23 dollars an hour, while
Black men earn $25 dollars an hour. So that says what? It says
statistically, that Black men in america earn more than Black women.
Now,
I can see the rolling of eyes and hear the sucking of teeth as I'm
writing this. And many Black women will probably think, even if
that's correct, Black men only make like two dollars more than us. True.
But, for the last decade and a half, all the american social order
has told me, and every other Black man living here, is that we
unequivocally earn less than Black women across the board. So this
was yet another bold-faced lie about Black men that I debunked with a
little research.
And
let me just say, this is why I find Black Nationalism so fun and
therapeutic. It's cause EVERY negative stereotype that white fascists
foisted on Black american men, at least the ones I've researched,
have turned out to be nothing more than speculation at best, and flat-out lies at worst.
So,
like I've said in the past, adhering to stereotypes of Black people
in the american social order is poisonous to the Black psyche.
And
speaking of adherence to stereotypes, there's a particular group I'd
like to address inside the ranks of Black america. Now, to the left is a picture of the character, 'Calvin Candy', from the
movie 'Django Unchained'. And as you can plainly see, this is an
advertisement for the 'MGTOW' movement. And before I go in on them,
I'd like to stress that the proper pronunciation of this
organization's name is 'mig-toe', not 'mig-taow'. Again, the name
ends with 'toe', as in 'big toe'. Obviously, they're trying to make
themselves sound a bit better than they are.
But
for those who don't know these guys, here's a brief primer on them:
MGTOWs are a group of white men, who believe that america's social
order has become too matriarchal. This group says they can no
longer abide by america's double standards when it comes to a
gynocentric bias, especially in the cases of how men are treated in
america's court systems and in the institution of marriage.
Additionally, these men say that women on the whole are hypergamous
and intrinsically manipulative. And the highest levels in the MGTOW
lifestyle are said to be attained when a man shuns women altogether.
And supposedly, these men have spawned what many are calling men's
rights activism. Some also call them 'meninists'.
Now,
here's the straight dope on these oppressed white men—MGTOWs are a
bunch of closeted homosexual caucasian men, who are using this
organization as a recruitment tool for queers. Understand, gays can't
reproduce themselves—so they use covert methods like this to not
only expand the ranks of their brethren, but to mainstream
homosexuality, especially to men who are heart-broken, or who are too
socially inept to date and get into relationships with women. And
their goals are really aimed at getting Black men into this
sexually-confused non-sense, so we'll produce less offspring. That's
why this group chose Calvin Candy, a notorious slave trader, as the
face of their brand.
Now,
I could care less what the fringes of america's white folks are
fetishizing over lately, but what I'm noticing, is more and
more Black men are becoming men's rights activists.
And
truthfully, I've been wondering, what sane Black man is gonna' align
himself with a bunch of white men who are acting like an oppressed
miniority? Welp, turns out a lot of us will do
whatever we see white folks doing, up to and including, joining the
MGTOW ranks.
Now,
these misguided
souls seem to take aim at two types of people: 'liberal' Black
women and woman-praising 'Pro-Black' men.
So
here's their reasoning: Black men's rights activists say that the
Pro-Black movement (Black Nationalism/Pan-Africanism) comprises too
much preachy non-sense and inaction. Basically, they say all we do is
talk. And they say the liberal Black woman, has abandoned the Black
community in the pursuit of currying white fascism's favor. And even
though they say 'Pro-Blacks' speak in code words, they don't realize
how much they do this. Everyone of them seems to mention, liberalism,
Pro-Black 'simpish' men, and Social justice warriors (those people
who support any type of liberalism).
But
here's why I really have a problem with this group—it's because
they're constantly obsessing and speaking on Black america's
dysfunctions, outside the context of the white fascism that created
it.
What
these, mostly young Black men, don't realize is, none of the
dysfunctions they speak about in Black america are natural to us. NONE OF 'EM. See, subconsciously, these Black men are anglophiles who
think that talking about Black dysfunction will separate them from
the masses of Black americans. And that sounds good, until a white
cop pulls your Black butt over.
And
in one YouTube video, I heard one of these guys talk about the Black
Power fist being a Marxist symbol, not a culturally Black one. What
he doesn't realize is, Marxism and Socialism and Communism, came out of
indigenous Black 'communalism'. Meaning, our ancient ancestors were
about the collective, not the individual. And what really gets me
peeved is when these guys say, if a Pro-Black man or woman mentions
white bigotry or fascism, it's because we're using that as a 'crutch'
to foster a co-dependent relationship between us and whitey. Now, the
real reason they say this is cause they don't want to acknowledge
that whatever dysfunction Black americans display is a direct
result/response to white fascism. Cause consciously and/or
subconsciously, these Black men don't like being Black. So their
enemy is not white fascism, it's the majority of Black people.
Now,
you might be thinking, wait a minute bruh—they do have a point
about Pro-Blacks doing nothing but talking. Well, if that's what you
think, let me remind you of Tariq Nasheed's 'Hidden Colors'
documentaries, which are responsible for a good many Black folks
finding out positive facts about their history, that they didn't get
in american schools. Or, the Black Power Awards, which honor people
in the Pro-Black community who are actively working in initiatives
designed to help our people. Also, there are home-schooling
collectives that are run by the Black conscious community that are
teaching our children the three 'r's' (reading, 'riting and
'rithmetic), without the self-hating messages my generation got in
america's schools. And today, I caught wind of a website called 'We
Buy Black', which is an on-line store where the whole of the Black
Diaspora can shop with exclusively Black companies.
Now,
is the Pro-Black/Black conscious community flawed—hell yeah! But,
there is positive work being done that doesn't subscribe to just
paying lip service to the cause of Black liberation. Conversely, all
I see these Black men's rights activists doing is making YouTube vids
where they talk disparagingly about us. And let me say this, I made
it a point not to write about (uncle) Tommy Sotomayor as of late,
cause at this point, it would sound redundant. But I do want to say,
that this fringe group of misguided Black men, are
definitely his children. They're so mired in self-hatred, that they
can't see how their real enemy is white fascism, not us.
And
anecdotally, someone sent me a Tommy Sotomayor vid where he describes
going to a supermarket. Tom being one of the only Black people in the
store, had picked up some fruit juices near the check-out counter,
and when he got to the register, the white guy behind it said, “Why
don't you try this—“ And the inbred bigot showed Tommy some
watermelon juice. And Tom is so confused, he asked his viewing
audience if the white counter person was being racist towards him.
So
I've said all that to say this, the only way white fascism will
triumph over our people is to keep us disunified. So whether it be
sistas who have a vested interest in berating Black men to curry the
favor of white ones, or Black men's rights activists, who don't
realize how much they don't like being Black themselves, we need to
realize that we'll only win when our people collectively, can put
aside any ideological or gender differences, and see that our common
enemy, white fascism, is greater than any counter-productive
behaviors we exhibit.
And
like Samuel L. Jackson said in Spike Lee's movie, 'Do the Right
Thing': “That's the double-truth, Ruth.”
Later...
MontUHURU
Mimia
P.S.
You
can see the 'Pew Research Center's' study on the comparable earnings
of Black men and women here.
P.P.S.
Here's
a vid on 'We Buy Black'. And you can view the We Buy Black website here.